James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

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Resident doctors in England to strike for five days next week, saying health secretary’s latest offer is too limited

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Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski

Wounds such as burns or leg injuries more common in Gaza than among US soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan Civilians in Gaza have sustained injuries of a type and on a scale more usually seen among professional soldiers involved in intense combat operations, research has found. A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that some types of wounds – such as burns or injuries to legs – were more common among civilians in Gaza than among US soldiers fighting in recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading...

Stars read Michael Rosen’s 2014 poem Don’t Mention the Children in film released by Save the Children Guy Pearce, Annie Lennox and Vanessa Redgrave are among the celebrities calling for an end to the “normalised horror” of children being killed in Gaza, as part of new short film. Released by Save the Children and Choose Love, it features the stars reciting the words to a poem by Michael Rosen. Titled Don’t Mention the Children, the poem was written in 2014 in response to a Guardian article about the Israeli government banning a radio advert naming children killed in Gaza. It begins: Continue reading...

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

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Israel has been widely condemned for ‘double-tap’ strike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza on Monday

Paul Bean may have breached civil service impartiality rules over alleged social media posts Campaigners have complained to the Home Office after it was revealed a councillor for Reform UK also works for the government department processing asylum and immigration claims. Paul Bean, who serves as a councillor for Crook ward at Durham county council, declared his day job as a civil servant at the Home Office in his register of interests. Continue reading...

Deaths take to at least 192 the number of Palestinian journalists killed in the conflict since 7 October 2023 Four journalists were among at least 15 people killed by Israeli strikes on al-Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, Palestinian health officials said. The strikes on Monday killed Hussam al-Masri, who worked for Reuters, Mariam Abu Dagga, who worked for the Associated Press, the Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Salam, and Moaz Abu Taha from NBC. Another Reuters journalist, Hatem Khaled, was also wounded in the attack. Continue reading...